Valent Canada will now market through Nufarm

Ag and turf chemical firm Valent Canada will now market 17 of its products in the Canadian market through Nufarm Agriculture. The two companies made a deal March 1 that will see five herbicides, six insecticides, five plant growth regulators and Presidio fungicide marketed in Canada through Nufarm’s distribution channels. The distribution deal follows Nufarm’s

Darker Days Coming

Every house has one a dark corner set well back from any windows and crying out for some live plant material to make it less dreary. In my wife s and my north-facing living room we have just such a spot where a table sits in the corner farthest from the window. Few plants will


Perils Of Broadcast Seeding Outlined At Crop Tour

A Carman-area canola field offers dramatic proof that agronomists weren’t kidding last spring when they advised farmers not to broadcast seed canola unless they could follow up with harrows. Provincial weed specialist Nasir Shaikh said the field was aerially seeded with a Clearfield herbicide-tolerant variety by air and the producer was able to cover part

Flax Is The 97-Pound Weakling Of Crops

Flax is a wimp. That’s why weed and disease control and fertility are key to getting a good yield, says Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ (MAFRI) oilseeds specialist. “Flax hasn’t had the genetic improvement like canola,” she told those attending the 16th annual Crop Diagnostic School organized by MAFRI and University of


Planting For The Future

There are many things that gardeners do which do not reward them with immediate results. As one senior gentleman told me years ago, “We plant trees for the next generation.” Indeed, unless you are substantially younger than I am, any trees you plant will not reach full maturity in your lifetime. It takes a certain

Wildflowers For The Home Garden

Wildflowers are one of Mother Nature’s loveliest gifts. In the home landscape they are ideal for creating colourful beds and borders, as well as offering a lower-maintenance alternative for large areas or for replacing turf grass. A garden of wildflowers offers several benefits to both the gardener and the environment. Once established, wildflowers require less


Gardening With Children

Include your children or grandchildren in the gardening plans this year and reap the following rewards: Gardening allows children to witness the miracle of life through the seed. It’s an outdoor activity that allows the whole family to work together. If a child can throw a ball, he/she can toss a potato into a hole.

Give Seeds A Good Start

During March and April avid gardeners are busy planting seeds to produce plants for their upcoming outdoor gardens. To achieve success, use of correct materials is essential and no other single material is quite as important as the planting medium in which the seeds are planted. All else will be in vain if a suitable


New Killer For Kochia In Flax

Western Canadian flax growers have a powerful new herbicide to control Group 2-resistant kochia, called Authority. But there’s lots for farmers to consider before using Nufarm’s new pre-emergence product with residual weed control. Soil pH, organic matter and texture will affect the application rate and in some cases prevent its use. And there are re-cropping

New Herbicide With Same Active Ingredient As Pursuit

Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc. (MANA), has received registration of Phantom herbicide for control of tough weeds in field pea, dry bean, alfalfa and soybean. With the same active ingredient as Pursuit, Phantom provides pulse growers with widespread choice. Phantom works on tough-to- control weeds like chickweed, cleavers, green foxtail, hemp-nettle and smartweed. Phantom